UMUC-Verizon Virtual Resource Site -- Module 1: Teaching/Learning Strategies

To help you answer this question, we've outlined some teaching/learning activities below that are used across the disciplines and tried to suggest through examples from the Web how each might utilize a certain kind of technology or a combination of different technologies to accomplish specific learning objectives. Each example represents a different discipline, and there are over 40 disciplines represented in the examples.

Each example is associated with one or more interactive tool, and information about each kind of technology—what it is and how to use it—appears in the technologies section.

Note: Links to institution-specific teaching/learning activities in the pages below open new browser windows.

Conceptual Learning
Ideas, theories, principles of information systems, bodies of knowledge

Problem Solving
Deductive powers, inferential reasoning, testing assumptions, decision making

Object and Document Analysis
Contextualization and interpretation using texts, documents, pictures, objects

Data Gathering and Synthesis
Research skills, methodology, evaluation and reporting, quantification

Case Studies
Evaluation of systems by observing and analyzing simulated situations or processes

Virtual Labs and Field Trips
Testing and evaluating information through experiments and in situ examination

Presentations by Teachers
Demonstrations, overviews, framing, setting forth of key information or salient points

Presentations by Students
Production or performance of representative knowledge by students

Collaborative Learning
Sharing knowledge, collective decision making, forming learning communities

Authentic Inquiry
Learner as practitioner, connecting theory to practice, taking responsibility for knowledge